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Example Question #2571 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MULTITUDINOUS
Jejune
Myriad
Daunting
Germane
Formidable
Myriad
Used an an adjective, "myriad" means many, multitudinous, and innumerable. "Daunting" and "formidable" are synonyms. "Jejune" means uninteresting, while "germane" means relevant to the topic at hand.
Example Question #2572 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RISIBLE
Heroic
Plaintive
Irascible
Laughable
Petulant
Laughable
"Risible" is a synonym for "laughable" or humorous. "Plaintive" means mournful, sad, or pathetic. "Heroic" means brave and valiant. "Irascible" is a synonym for "irritable," as is "petulant."
Example Question #2573 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRESAGED
Remunerative
Lucrative
Empirical
Parsimonious
Foreseen
Foreseen
"Presaged" means "foreseen," foretold, or predicted. "Lucrative" and "remunerative" are synonyms. "Parsimonious" is another word for stingy or miserly. "Empirical" means based in evidence (as opposed to based in logic or intuition).
Example Question #2574 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DROLL
Lissome
Craven
Veracious
Prolix
Humorous
Humorous
"Droll" means "humorous" or comical. "Lissome" is another word for supple, lithe, and graceful. "Craven" means abject, cowardly, or feeble. "Prolix" is a synonym for verbose or overly wordy. "Veracious" means truthful, honest.
Example Question #2575 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PICARESQUE
Assiduous
Meritorious
Insuperable
Myriad
Episodic
Episodic
"Picaresque," which is often used in a literary context, describes something that occurs in many episodes, often humorous ones. "Myriad" means many or innumerable. "Insuperable" is another word for overwhelming, impossible to overcome. "Meritorious" means praiseworthy, commendable. "Assiduous" means diligent and hardworking.
Example Question #2576 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VERACIOUS
Exigent
Truthful
Excruciating
Apocryphal
Ravenous
Truthful
"Veracious" means "truthful," accurate. It's easy to confuse this word with "voracious," which means ravenous, insatiable. "Apocryphal," which means false or fictitious, is an antonym for "veracious." "Excruciating" means extremely painful, and "exigent" means urgent.
Example Question #2571 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RAMPANT
Ephemeral
Meticulous
Abhorrent
Analogous
Widespread
Widespread
"Rampant" means "widespread" or uncontrolled, such as a rampant wildfire or the rampant spread of disease. "Analogous" means comparable or similar, while "abhorrent" means loathsome or repellent. "Meticulous" is another word for fastidious, extremely attentive to detail. "Ephemeral" means transitory, fleeting.
Example Question #2572 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCIPIENT
Fecund
Antiquated
Emergent
Obsequious
Extemporaneous
Emergent
"Incipient" describes something that is in an early or initial phase, that's "emergent" or just beginning to coalesce. "Antiquated" means old-fashioned, and "obsequious" means sycophantic or servile. "Fecund" means fertile, productive. "Extemporaneous" is a synonym for "impromptu," unplanned.
Example Question #2573 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ECUMENICAL
Exuberant
catholic
Germane
Irrelevant
Tyrannical
catholic
"Ecumenical" and "catholic" both mean all-encompassing, universal. (Don't confuse catholic with "Catholic," a specific religious denomination.) "Germane" is an antonym for "irrelevant." "Exuberant" means overjoyed, while "tyrannical" means authoritarian and cruel.
Example Question #2574 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LAPIDARY
Scanty
Smug
Multitudinous
Inchoate
Elegant
Elegant
"Lapidary" means "elegant," particularly in a way that is concise. (In fact, the word was originally used to describe jewelers' precise and beautiful work with gemstones.) "Smug" means self-satisfied, and "multitudinous" means numerous or prolific. This is an antonym for "scanty," which means scarce. "Inchoate" describes something that is new and not yet fully formed.
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